Service difficulty report · Control Column · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 20, 2006
Submitted
November 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N250UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48745
Part
Control Column
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ATB - DURING CLIMB, FEEDBACK FELT IN CONTROL COLUMN WHILE IN PITCH TRIM. ALL SPEEDS & ALTITUDE - SFC - 40K FT, 180KIAS - M.84. THIS WAS LESS PONOUNCED WHEN CONFIGURED ON FINAL THE FEEL WAS NORMAL. FOUND LT INBD ELEVATOR ACTUATOR TO BE FAULTY. REMOVED & INSTALLED LT INBD ACTUATOR PER MM 27-33-20-04. OPS CHECK AND TRAVEL CHECKED GOOD IN REF TO MM 27-30-00-5.

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